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S&P GSCI Nickel Spot Index GJR-GARCH Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Monday, August 31st, 2026

1 Day

19.97%

decreased by 0.30%

1 Week

20.33%

increased by 0.06%

1 Month

21.60%

increased by 1.33%

Analysis last updated: Friday, August 28, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC

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graph of S&P GSCI Nickel Spot Index GJR-GARCH

News Impact Curve

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Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 8, 1993 to Aug 28, 2026

Model Insight

With persistence 0.990, volatility shocks have a half-life of 70 trading days (~0.3 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate.

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GJR-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

0.0443
4.31***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0560
3.56***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9432
106.94***
γ

leverage

Additional response to negative shocks

-0.0182
-0.96

Persistence:

0.990

Half-life:

70 days